A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor

Clean, Clean, Clean (lyrics)
Saturday, May 5, 2001
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When it is spring -- Clean Clean Clean
Then it is time -- Clean Clean Clean
It is TIME to clean your HOUSE which smells to high HEAVEN

Get out the giant plastic bags
Throw out the clothes you never wear
Throw out the old magazines,
E-ven the Nat-ion-al Ge-----ographics.

And now it's time -- clean clean clean
To do the windows -- clean clean clean
Get the SQUEEgee and the WINdex and the LADDER.

Sponge down the walls and mop the floor
Clean out the fridge, throw out the food,
And empty out the Tupperware,
And SOAK the dishes OVERnight in LYsol.

And now it's time -- clean clean clean
To do the bathroom -- clean clean clean
With rubber GLOVES and baking SODA and amMONia.

And disinfect the bathroom floor
Disinfect the shower tile
Pour baking soda down the drain
And scrub the FLOOR around the STOOL with bleach and BORax.

Go find the kids -- Run Run Run
They're watching TV -- Run Run Run
Tell the KIDS to clean their ROOMS and do their LAUNdry

Vacuum the drapes, air out the quilts,
Move the couch and clean the rug,
Put away your winter clothes
Throw out the CLOTHES you used to WEAR when you were SKINny.

I cannot face it -- Turn Turn Turn
Let's sell the house -- Turn turn turn
And let's FIND a smaller PLACE and start all O-ver.

(c) 2001 by Garrison Keillor